CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points and the Denver Nuggets forced Charlotte into a franchise-worst 29 turnovers in a 108-101 victory over the Bobcats on Sunday.

J.R. Smith and Andre Miller each added 17 points for the Nuggets, who scored 26 points off Charlotte's miscues to pick up their second straight win after an 0-3 start.

Brevin Knight scored 21 points but had seven turnovers, and Emeka Okafor had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the sloppy Bobcats, who have lost three in a row.

Rookie Adam Morrison struggled again, scoring just two points on 1-of-8 shooting.

Charlotte, which shattered its previous record of 26 turnovers, found a variety of ways to throw it away, from poor passes to offensive fouls. Raymond Felton, wearing a flak jacket to protect his bruised ribs, was called for a carrying violation early in the fourth quarter.

Anthony, who shot 13-for-22 and made 10-of-11 free throws, continually beat the Bobcats down the floor and inside. The Bobcats used different players on him and played some zone, but to no avail as he scored 30 or more points for the third time.

The Nuggets took the lead for good early in the second quarter and led by as many as 14 in the third. The Bobcats got within seven with a minute to play, but Gerald Wallace missed a dunk and Okafor bricked a layup after grabbing the rebound to end Charlotte's chances.

Unlike in the first three games when the Nuggets blew fourth-quarter leads of at least seven points, Denver remained poised against the bumbling Bobcats despite being without Nene.

He left Friday's game against Philadelphia with a bruised right knee. Denver got 12 points off the bench from Reggie Evans. He did not play in Denver's first three games, then scored seven points against Philadelphia Friday.

The Bobcats, who outshot and outrebounded Denver, got little help from Morrison, who came off the bench again after starting Friday's loss to Seattle when Felton sat out. Morrison missed his first four shots and didn't score until the third quarter. Anthony also beat him badly off the dribble in a three-point play in the first quarter.

Charlotte shot 50 percent in the first half and led 16-8 early. But the Bobcats' 16 turnovers in the first half allowed the Nuggets to take a 55-47 halftime lead.